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This is about more than justice for the 96.
Probation services in the UK are straining under a system that prioritises profit above rehabilitation.
The unpleasant influence of the adult entertainment industry.
With just 67 words, a British foreign secretary kicked off a hundred years of conflict and displacement.
The mere existence of mechanisms to report incidents at work is not enough – whistleblowers have to believe they’ll be believed.
An insight into Iranian media and public opinion in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s speech decertifying the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal.
New research shows that not all young people are totally devastated by the referendum result.
Ireland is the ‘wild west’ of gambling, with little regulation to protect people from the potential social harm. This needs to change.
Without a strategy or a legal case to legitimate the use of force, the US is endangering crucial alliances and civilian lives.
Martin Luther’s Reformation resulted in Henry VIII making law changes which are still having an effect on today’s Brexit negotiations.
An ousted leader, a divided electorate and the risk of further violence pile on the tension ahead of the December vote.
As Islamic State territory in Iraq and Syria shrinks, concerns are mounting about the number of foreign fighters who may return.
A decade and a half after it was invaded in the name of spreading democracy, Iraq turns out to have been set up to fail.
A demagogue playing the media to legitimise extreme movements and radical right-wing causes? The US has been here before.
Just because the constitution says secession is illegal, it doesn’t mean it is under international law.
A series of films made by Muslims shows how much confusion remains about the term.
Move by the senate in Madrid came just after the Catalan parliament voted for independence.
PR for dummies and despots.
The disappearance of Santiago Maldonado in Argentine Patagonia is part of the global conflict between the forces of capital and indigenous rights.
Stalemate in the Brexit negotiations is linked to a crisis of representation in Europe.
A photograph of Siv Jensen dressed up as a Native American caused outrage in Norway, not least among the indigenous Sami minority.
Bid for Catalonian independence brings return of a divided Spain.
The UK has never ironed out the ethics of its role in the arms trade. Will the debate ever be resolved?
How one simple phrase went on to symbolise the fight against adversity.